Áreas de distribución y abundancia de los recursos demersales en la plataforma continental del Golfo de Guayaquil. | Areas of distribution and abundance of demersal resources in the continental shelf of the Gulf of Guayaquil.
1993
Revelo, W.
In the Dermersal Fishing period of the Cruise T94/11/05 D-O (15/11/94-23/11/94) an area of 12,520.9 km2 was covered, that is. The Ecuadorean Shelf between the 02°10'0”S - 80°0'0”W and 14 to 115 meters deep throughout th Ecuadorean Continental Shelf of the Guayaquil Gulf area. A total of 78 species was identified as follows: 74 of this 95%, two of crustaceans, one of molluscan and one of holothurid (Sea cucumber). The estimated total biomass of demersal fish was of 78, 384.9 t, from which the 52% was concentrated between the 02°48'9”S and 03°15'8”S. The most abundant species were: Gallineta (Prionotus stephanophrys)(48,776.0 t), Corvina (Cynoscion spp.) (11,241.7 t), Barriga juma (Larimus spp) (4,111.8 t), Cabezudo (Caulolatilus spp) (2,554.2 t) and Torno (Micropogonias altipinis) (2,750.3 t).
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